Best Father’s Day Recipes

Steak Recipes

Reverse-Seared Steak

Steven Raichlen

45 to 55 minutes, plus lighting the grill

Easy

Lomo Saltado (Tomato Beef Stir-Fry)

Christian Reynoso

40 minutes

Grilled Steak With Sauce Rof

Yewande Komolafe

45 minutes

Easy

Flank Steak

Lidey Heuck

2 hours 50 minutes

Easy

Air-Fryer Steak with Garlic-Herb Butter

Eleanore Park

45 minutes

Cast-Iron Steak

Julia Moskin

About 1 hour

Carne Asada Torta

Farideh Sadeghin

35 minutes

Chicken Fried Steak

Naz Deravian

50 minutes

Carne Asada

Genevieve Ko, Esteban Castillo

35 minutes, plus 2 hours’ marinating

See all recipes

Our Best BBQ Recipes

Grilled or Oven-Roasted Santa Maria Tri-Tip

Kim Severson

40 minutes

Easy

Homemade BBQ Sauce

John Willoughby

10 minutes

Easy

Grilled Pork Chops

Steven Raichlen

40 minutes

Easy

North Carolina Vinegar Sauce

Steven Raichlen

5 minutes

BBQ Chicken

Sam Sifton

45 minutes

Easy

Flank Steak

Lidey Heuck

2 hours 50 minutes

Easy

Alabama White BBQ Sauce

Steven Raichlen

5 minutes

Reverse-Seared Steak

Steven Raichlen

45 to 55 minutes, plus lighting the grill

Memphis Dry-Rub Ribs

Nicole Taylor, Greg Collier

3 hours, plus chilling and resting

See all recipes

Fried Chicken Recipes

Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Sam Sifton

45 minutes

Chicken Karaage

Eric Kim

40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' chilling

Korean Fried Chicken

Julia Moskin, Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

30 minutes

Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich

Alexa Weibel

45 minutes, plus brining

Mochiko Chicken

Elyse Inamine, Relle Lum

35 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ marinating

Berry-Jam Fried Chicken

Nicole Taylor

35 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes’ marinating

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

Hannah Kirshner, Kunyan

About 45 minutes, plus marinating

Nashville-Style Hot Fried Chicken

Melissa Clark, Rodney Frazer

1 hour 45 minutes, plus at least 13 hours for brining and resting

Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken With Fried Basil

Sue Li

30 minutes, plus 1 hour marinating

See all recipes

Father’s Day Brunch

Easy

Breakfast Potatoes

Naz Deravian

About 1 hour

Easy

Everyday Pancakes

Mark Bittman

20 minutes

Editors’ Pick

Waffles

Melissa Clark

35 minutes

Biscuits and Gravy

Millie Peartree

40 minutes

Huevos Rancheros

Kay Chun

45 minutes

Easy

Oven Bacon

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Skillet Poached Eggs

Genevieve Ko

10 minutes

Crispy Hash Browns

Rōze Traore

30 minutes

Buttery Breakfast Casserole

Melissa Clark

1 1/2 hours, plus 4 hours or overnight chilling

See all recipes

Burger Recipes

Easy

Smash Burgers

Sam Sifton

20 minutes

Oklahoma Onion Burgers

J. Kenji López-Alt

15 to 30 minutes

Gochujang Burger With Spicy Slaw

Rick A. Martínez

45 minutes

Grilled Seafood Burgers With Old Bay Mayonnaise

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Korean Cheeseburgers With Sesame-Cucumber Pickles

Kay Chun

25 minutes

Burger Plate

Eric Kim

20 minutes

Easy

Vegan Cheeseburgers

J. Kenji López-Alt

15 minutes

Smashed Cabbage and Mushroom Veggie Burgers

Sue Li

1 hour

Mushroom-Beef Burgers

Kay Chun

30 minutes

See all recipes

Father’s Day Desserts

Lemon Bundt Cake

Yossy Arefi

1 hour 30 minutes

S’mores Crispy Treats

Ali Slagle

15 minutes, plus cooling

Carrot Cake

Dorie Greenspan

1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration

Peach Cobbler

Millie Peartree

1 hour

Texas Sheet Cake

Genevieve Ko

45 minutes, plus cooling

Gelato

Lidey Heuck

About 6 hours

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Florence Fabricant

1 hour 20 minutes

Tall and Creamy Cheesecake

Emily Weinstein, Dorie Greenspan

3 hours 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' refrigeration

Chocolate Church Cake

Lisa Donovan

1 hour, plus cooling

See all recipes

Father’s Day Sides and Appetizers

Baked Buffalo Wings

Ali Slagle

35 minutes, plus brining (optional)

Salt and Vinegar Roasted Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Classic Deviled Eggs

Alex Witchel

45 minutes

Scalloped Potatoes

Lidey Heuck

About 2 1/2 hours

Buldak Pizza (Korean Fire Chicken Pizza)

J. Kenji López-Alt

50 minutes, plus overnight resting

Easy

Texas Toast

Lidey Heuck

20 minutes

Roasted Duck Fat Potatoes

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Healthy

Tabbouleh

Martha Rose Shulman

30 minutes

Easy

Beer Cheese

Romel Bruno

15 minutes

See all recipes

Vegetarian Father’s Day Recipes

Loaded Vegan Nachos

Ali Slagle

45 minutes

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

Samantha Seneviratne

1 3/4 hours

Easy

Crispy Sheet-Pan Noodles With Glazed Tofu

Hetty Lui McKinnon

35 minutes

Easy

Vegan Cheeseburgers

J. Kenji López-Alt

15 minutes

Panzanella With Mozzarella and Herbs

Melissa Clark

45 minutes

Walnut Picadillo

Jocelyn Ramirez

1 hour

Saag Paneer

Kay Chun

35 minutes

Manicotti

Kay Chun

1 1/4 hours

Vegan Mapo Tofu

David Tanis

30 minutes

See all recipes

Father’s Day Cocktails

Old-Fashioned

Robert Simonson

2 minutes

Margarita

Rosie Schaap

3 minutes

Rum and Pineapple Juice

Rosie Schaap

Classic Negroni

Robert Simonson, Nostrana

Whiskey Highball

Lidey Heuck

5 minutes

Mojito

William L. Hamilton, Cuba Cafe

5 minutes

Ranch Water

Naz Deravian

5 minutes

Live Basil Gimlet

Robert Willey

Martini

Robert Simonson

5 minutes

See all recipes

More Father’s Day recipes

Detroit-Style Pizza

Naz Deravian

4 hours 40 minutes

Easy

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Genevieve Ko

50 minutes

Easy

Easy Skillet Brownies

Melissa Clark

40 minutes, plus cooling

Easy

Pastrami-Spiced Steak With Charred Cabbage

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Reverse-Seared Steak

Steven Raichlen

45 to 55 minutes, plus lighting the grill

Extra-Lemony Meringue Pie

Melissa Clark

About 2 hours

Roasted Tomato and Corn Pie With Cheddar Crust

Erin Jeanne McDowell

About 2 hours, plus chilling

Blackberry-Stuffed French Toast

Jerrelle Guy

50 minutes

Fresh Strawberry Pie

Samantha Seneviratne

45 minutes, plus chilling

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bundt Cake

Erin Jeanne McDowell

2 1/2 hours

Queso

Alexa Weibel

20 minutes

Jalapeño Poppers

Alexa Weibel

1 hour

Dutch Baby With Bacon and Runny Camembert

Melissa Clark

40 minutes

Spiced Irish Oatmeal With Cream and Crunchy Sugar

Melissa Clark

1 1/2 hours

French Onion Macaroni and Cheese

Ali Slagle

1 hour

Blueberry-Rhubarb Slab Pie

Samantha Seneviratne

1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling and cooling

Maida Heatter’s Chocolate Mousse Torte

Margaux Laskey

1 hour, plus at least 3 hours' chilling

Mexican Hot Dogs

Kiera Wright-Ruiz

45 minutes

Baked Eggs With Kale, Bacon and Cornbread Crumbs

Lidey Heuck

40 minutes

Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

Erin Jeanne McDowell

1 hour 45 minutes, plus chilling

Lemon-Raspberry Danish With Mascarpone

Erin Jeanne McDowell

1 hour, plus 2 hours’ rising

Zucchini and Egg Tart With Fresh Herbs

Alexa Weibel, Anna Jones

1 hour

Speculoos Cookie Butter Pie

Erin McDowell

30 minutes, plus chilling

Baked Ziti With Sausage Meatballs and Spinach

Colu Henry

1 3/4 hours